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Plitzner, Hans Joachim
🇩🇪FIDE 16232291· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Hans Joachim Plitzner, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1778 — just 28 short of his peak of 1806 (Sep 2024, age 62). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 19 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2022 and Jan 2024.
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1806
−28 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 62
Sep 2024 · age 62
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1695 → 1806
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 62 · −28 from today
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 62
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1695 → returned at 1698
Dec 2022
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1790 → 1778
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9/ 2142.9%
6W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBadrinarayanan, Dr. Raghavan1,822·Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D·R2·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #87 | 1677 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #330 | 1806 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #79 | 1786 | +0.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#8,468
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,971
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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